There is a USB 3.1 Type-C port on one end, as well as a blue light on the same side that will illuminate during disk access. The T5 is of an aluminum unibody design, weighs 51 grams, and fits very well into the palm of ones hand. A USB 3.1 Type C to Type-A cable is also included to ensure backward compatibility with any older USB port contained hardware. In fact, both the 500GB and 2TB capacities we have in hand are capable of the exact same performance and there has been no literature identifying different performance variables specific to T5 capacity. It has improved from the T3 release as it is now fully USB 3.1 Gen 2 compatible and can reach speeds of up to 540MB/s when using its included USB 3.1 Type-C to Type-C cable.
Samsung’ release of today’s Portable SSD T5 sees it being available in capacities of 250 and 500GB in blue, as well as 1TB and 2TB in black versions. Who knows…maybe that just might have been the very first iteration of the Samsung portable SSD family! In fact, I used to show that drive off to anyone and everyone who would listen. Now, that might not seem like that much but for the coincidental size and shape of that portable SSD… and the fact that it is still running strong today. I still remember how impressed I was sitting there with the worlds smallest 1TB external SSD in my hand, one that had not only capacity and was super compact but also, it performed very well at 450MB/s with the latest in Superspeed technology. It consisted of ripping apart the MyDigitalSSD 256GB OTG Portable SSD I had just reviewed and throwing in the Samsung 1TB 840 EVO mSATA SSD we had reviewed prior. I can remember, long before Samsung’ release of their ‘T-family’ of portable SSDs, throwing together the worlds first ‘Samsung’ 1TB portable SSD in my office. It wasn’t always quite like this, however. It all comes into play with their newest 64-Layer V-NAND flash technology. Including a 2TB capacity into their newest T5 release, as they did for the T3 prior, one might say that 2TB is also the norm… but knowing what capacity they could fit into their palm-sized external T5 SSD would blow your mind. While many new PCs have Type-C connections having the Type-C to Type-A cable makes sure you can use this drive on older systems as well.Our report today is on Samsung’ newest T5 2TB and 500GB SSDs, and at this point in the game, few might argue that Samsung sets the industry standard in all that is SSD. It is nice to see both a normal Type-C cable and a Type-A cable included.
Getting everything out of the box we have the Portable SSD T5, USB 3.1 Type-C to C cable, USB 3.1 Type-C to A cable, and a quick start guide. Samsung will be offering this drive is capacities ranging from 250 GB all the way up to 2TB.įlipping around to the back there is some information on some of the main features as well as an emblem showing a 3-year warranty.
On the front there is a photo of the drive and it lets us know the capacity, which is 500GB. The Portable SSD T5 comes in a pretty normal retail package. Interface: Compatible with USB 3.1 Gen2 (10Gbps), backwards compatibleĬapacity: 250GB, 500GB (Alluring Blue) 1TB, 2TB (Deep Black)
Special thanks to Samsung for providing us with the Portable SSD T5 to review. Let’s see if this drive can live up to how great the SSD T3 was and if it is worth upgrading. This drive is perfect for content creators on the go and anyone who is looking for fast transfer speeds.
This year Samsung has a new Portable SSD T5, which has increased transfer speeds, a full metal casing design, and the same small footprint. This portable solid state drive is super small, fast, and is what I’ve used to edit 4K content when I’m on the go. One of my favorite products from last year that I take with me everywhere is the Samsung Portable SSD T3.